Where does “surma-ase” come from?

surma-ase (Finnish) comes from Finnish ase, from Proto-Finnic asek, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

surma-ase (Finnish): a weapon that was used to kill someone

Definitions

  1. a weapon that was used to kill someone

Ancestry of “surma-ase”, step by step

surma-ase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
2Proto-Finnicasekweapon
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Finnish surma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsurmaA violent death, mainly used of humans;...
2Proto-Finnicsurmadeath
3Proto-Uralic*śurma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic asek →